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“PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO CREATE AND SUBMIT AN APPLICATION.
Test Date
The HCHS Entrance Exam for fall 2018 will be given on FRIDAY, JANUARY 5TH, 2018.
The deadline to apply for the exam is FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH, 2017, at 4:00PM.
Testing Eligibility
The HCHS Entrance Exam is open only to students who are New York City residents AND who have earned a qualifying score on the 5th grade NYS Common Core English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics Tests. Qualifying scores are subject to change each year.
The qualifying scores needed to sit for the HCHS 2018 Entrance Exam are:
English Language Arts (ELA) Scale Score= 350 (or higher)
Math Scale Score= 355 (or higher)
ONLY STUDENTS WITH QUALIFYING SCORES IN BOTH THE 5TH GRADE ELA AND 5TH GRADE MATH TESTS WILL BE SEATED FOR THE HCHS ENTRANCE EXAM.
Students in independent and parochial schools -- who have not taken the NYS Common Core ELA and Mathematices exams -- must have scored in the 90th (national) percentile of the Reading Comprehension and Math tests used at their schools. Also, HCHS Admissions will accept (90th national percentile) 5th grade scores from the following standardized exams:
*ERB Comprehensive Testing Program 4
* TerraNova
* Stanford Achievement Test
* Comprehensive Testing Program (CTP 4)
* Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS)
Scores from school-specific exams, or from one of the exams listed above, must be reported by the testing agency directly to the HCHS Admissions office.
Official scores will NOT be accepted from the applicant or applicant's family. ”